Trump Denies Racist Comments

Trump says he didn’t say “shithole countries” when referring to Haiti and countries in Africa. John Iadarola, Jimmy Dore, and Ron Placone, the hosts of The Young Turks, discuss. Tell us what you think in the comment section below.

“President Donald Trump on Friday morning appeared to deny a report that he referred to Haiti and African countries as “shithole countries” in a meeting with lawmakers about the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.

Trump did not explicitly address his reported use of the term “shithole,” but mentioned his “tough” comments at a meeting about DACA and claimed that “this was not the language used.”

Trump followed up about an hour later to more explicitly deny making “derogatory comments about Haitians.” He did not address whether he specifically used the word “shithole” but did deny telling lawmakers to take Haitians out of the U.S.”

Hosts: John Iadarola, Jimmy Dore, Ron Placone

Cast: John Iadarola, Jimmy Dore, Ron Placone

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